Paul Boddie wrote: > George Sakkis wrote: > > [Oslo, Norway short of 300-500 Java developers] > > > Um, how many of these "lots of Java developers looking for work" live > > in, or are willing to relocate to, Oslo? > > Well, I really meant to say that the "lots of Java developers" I've > seen actually are in Oslo. Certainly, every time this topic comes up in > some article, people tend to complain about a mismatch between employer > claims and their own experiences trying to get hired, and there > wouldn't be much of a debate if those people were not within commuting > distance. > > > Another point might be that many ads prefix the offered position with > > "senior", and my > > guess is that most of those looking for work don't really qualify, for any > > reasonable > > definition of "senior". > > It's quite possible that a lot of the people out in the job market > don't have the experience with Java that employers supposedly demand, > although in many cases that isn't anything to do with how long they've > been in the business (one definition of "senior"). However, I'd > question the need only for senior developers in a market for a > particular technology, since it would suggest that either everyone > seems to think that they're doing rocket science, or the technology > isn't the most appropriate or efficient way to do the work (especially > given the supposed lack of developers).
Are you hiring? :-) It's so frustrating seeing all those job postings that require a "mimimum 10 years experience". -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
